Using Asset Mapping to Engage Youth in Community-Based Participatory Research: The WE Project

Mosavel, Maghboeba; Gough, Meghan Z.; Ferrell, Dwala

doi:10.1353/cpr.2018.0042

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“…As regards methodology, 10 of the 14 studies (71%) adopted Kurt Lewin’s participatory action research approach, most of which (79%) used the CBPR research model [ 27 , 30 , 31 , 35 , 37 ], while Aviñó [ 10 ], Greetham et al [ 36 ] and Matthiesen et al [ 34 ] employed the ABCD method proposed by Kretzmann and McKnight [ 3 ], and others used specific variants such as the CHAMP method for associations, which was employed by the Railton Foundation and the University of Stellenbosch in Lazarus et al [ 37 ].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dimensions of Community Assets for Health. A Systematised Review and Meta-Synthesis

Sáinz-Ruiz

Sanz-Valero

Gea-Caballero³

et al. 2021

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Since Aaron Antonovsky’s salutogenesis theory and Morgan and Ziglio’s health assets model were first proposed, there has been a growing concern to define the resources available to the individual and the community to maintain or improve health and well-being. The aim of the present study was to identify the dimensions that characterise community assets for health. To this end, we conducted a systematised review with a meta-synthesis and content analysis of research or projects involving asset mapping in the community. Articles that met our eligibility criteria were: (1) based on the salutogenic approach and (2) described an assets mapping process and among their results, explained what, how and why particular community assets for health had been selected. The search included primary studies in the published and grey literature which were selected from websites and electronic databases (Web of Science, MEDLINE, Scopus, EBSCOhost, Dialnet, SciELO). Of the 607 records examined by a single reviewer, 34 were included in the content analysis and 14 in the qualitative synthesis. Using an inductive process, we identified 14 dimensions with 24 categories, for which in-depth literature reviews were then carried out to define specific indicators and items. These dimensions were: utility, intention, previous use, accessibility (“circumstances–opportunity–affordability”), proximity-walkability, connectivity, intelligibility (visibility, transparency), identity (uniqueness, appropriability, attachment), design (configuration, functionality, comfort), safety (objective/subjective), diversity, the dimension of public and private, and sustainability (which includes maintenance, profitability or economic sustainability, environmental sustainability, centrality-participation and equity-inclusiveness).

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dimensions of Community Assets for Health. A Systematised Review and Meta-Synthesis

Sáinz-Ruiz

Sanz-Valero

Gea-Caballero³

et al. 2021

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“…The WE (Wellness Engagement) project used a CBPR approach to address obesity in Petersburg, VA. Community meetings were held to determine the research area of focus and decided on obesity, citing its pathway to other chronic diseases (Mosavel et al, 2018). Petersburg is a city with a population of approximately 32,000, of whom the majority are African American (77%) (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, 2020).…”

Section: Community Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The partnership conducted an extensive needs assessment to understand the community's perceptions and challenges related to managing a healthy lifestyle. We used diverse research methods including asset mapping (Mosavel et al, 2018), house chats (Mosavel et al, 2016), focus groups, key informant interviews, and a community survey (Mosavel et al, 2020), which resulted in the development and pilot testing of a peer-led, community-based intervention to increase physical activity and nutrient-rich foods (LaRose et al, 2021). Ethics approval was received from the Virginia Commonwealth University institutional review board for all aspects of the research (HM14742).…”

Section: Academic-community Partnershipmentioning

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The WE Project Partnership: The Role and Scope of Community Researchers

Mosavel

Henderson

Beck-Berman

et al. 2022

Collaborations: A Journal of Community-Based Research and Practice

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Background: Academic-community partnerships form the backbone of communitybased participatory research. This partnership often supports the hiring and training of community members in the role of community researcher. A community researcher's role is extensive, ranging from specific research tasks to various planned and unplanned community outreach and engagement activities. This paper seeks to expand current insights about engaging community members in the role of community researcher within the context of an academic-community partnership. Objectives:The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore community member motivations to serve in this role and more fully understand the varied tasks, both planned and opportunistic, that may be associated with their embedded, insider role.Method: Conducted thematic qualitative data analysis using three data sources: 1) community researcher applications, 2) meetings, and 3) bi-monthly reports.Results: Community researchers (N = 24) demonstrated a strong personal passion and interest in both the research content area of obesity and improving community health outcomes. The bi-monthly report data documents their wide range of administrative, research, and outreach activities. The meeting notes provide in-depth insights into the complexities and challenges associated with research and outreach tasks. Conclusion:The role of the community researcher traverses well beyond prescribed data collection and research functions. Academic-community partnerships need to be intentional to ensure that policies and practices are inclusive and appropriately demonstrate the community researcher's valuable role.

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“…Given these challenges, it is perhaps unsurprising that 45% of Petersburg adults present as obese (Robert Wood Johson Foundation, 2018), and obesity has become a major public health concern in Petersburg (Virginia Department of Health, 2013). Yet despite the many challenges the city faces, there are many assets ranging from highly invested communitybased organizations to local residents working collaboratively or independently to ameliorate these alarming health factors and outcomes (Mosavel, Gough, & Ferrell, 2018).…”

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“…As a first step to developing a community-based intervention, a needs assessment was conducted by the research team, which included the WA. A total of six focus groups were held with representatives from community and faith-based organizations, businesses, the health sector, parents and youth; 34 House Chats (focused conversations led by a community member in a home setting) were conducted with 181 participants (Mosavel et al, 2016), 40 key informant interviews were completed, a community survey was conducted (N = 1,317), and an asset-mapping project was completed by teams of Petersburg youth and university students who identified 358 different assets in Petersburg (Mosavel et al, 2018). The data collected during this phase confirmed that obesity was a major health concern for many Petersburg residents and also shed light on the unique social and environmental barriers residents experienced.…”

Section: Background and Community Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Data Dissemination in CBPR: Accountability and Responsiveness

Mosavel¹,

Winship²,

Ferrell³

et al. 2019

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Community based participatory research (CBPR) is centered on the principle that research should be a collaborative process and that, ideally, community members be involved in all aspects of the research process from design to dissemination. Yet the standard form of dissemination in academia is publication in academic journals or presentations at academic conferences-dissemination pathways which are rarely accessible or useful to lay persons in the community. The purpose of this paper is to describe two unique strategies used to disseminate the results of a needs assessment conducted as part of a CBPR project in Petersburg, Virginia: (1) a "Youth Day" World Café event, and (2) the use of ethnodrama. In addition, the paper will examine how these processes of dissemination contributed to the bi-directional transfer and sharing of knowledge between the community and researchers. The "Youth Day" and ethnodrama described in this paper are two successful examples of innovative dissemination strategies employed to engage the community with research findings, validate the findings, and aptly demonstrate how empirical findings emanating from the community can inform intervention development.

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Using Asset Mapping to Engage Youth in Community-Based Participatory Research: The WE Project

Cited by 23 publications

References 20 publications

Dimensions of Community Assets for Health. A Systematised Review and Meta-Synthesis

Dimensions of Community Assets for Health. A Systematised Review and Meta-Synthesis

The WE Project Partnership: The Role and Scope of Community Researchers

Data Dissemination in CBPR: Accountability and Responsiveness

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